Bendable wave comb



Jan. 16, 1934. FULTON 1,943,728

BBNDABLE WAVE COMB Original Filed Dec. 17, 1932 Zjwmntoc Mil fhlionPatented Jan. 16, 1934 r i' UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

BENDABLE WAVE COMB Nell Fulton, New York, N. Y.

Original application December 17, 1932, Serial No. 647,810. Divided andthis application May 10, 1933., Serial No. 670,342

4 Claims. (Cl. 132-38) The present invention relates to a device throughone end of the same substantially on the adapted to be used inhair-dressing or by proline 4-4 of Figure 3. fessional hair-dressers orby individuals in the As shown in the drawing, the comb member home andhas for an object to provide a rela- 60 is in the form of a flat striphaving comb 5 tively simply constructed and inexpensive deteeth 64 ofdesired size and spacing in one edge 9 vice which may be used inmultiple for engagof the flat strip, the teeth 64 adapted to engage ingthe hair and holding it in waved form for in flat relation through thehair by an edgewise a considerable period of time until the hair ismovement of the comb member 60. set so that it will inherently remain inwaved The comb member 60 is provided along its 65 10 form after thecombs are removed. inner edge with an outstanding flange 61 of suit- Thepresent application is a division of my able thickness and height to notonly give the co-pending application for Wave combs Serial desiredstrength to the comb structure but to No. 647,810, filed Dec. 17, 1932.also receive on the upstanding flange 61 clips,

Another object of the invention is to provide clasps or other suitablefastening or binding dea wave comb of this character which possessesvices which may be employed for securing a numvarious characteristicshereinafter brought out her of these comb members together to form andwhich at the same time may be constructed waves in the hair, as in theother forms of the to conform to the general curvature of the headdevice disclosed in the parent application. so as to lie flat againstthe head and form and The comb member 60 is preferably of a bendgomaintain the hair and the waves in the general able material, such asCellu o d, metal, p p 75 configuration of the head. the like, and theflange 61 is provided at suitable A further object of the presentinvention is intervals with slits or cuts 62 which extend from toprovide an inherently stiff and yet bendable the uppe 0 Outer edge of eflange 61 downcomb which has teeth along one edge and adaptwardly andinwardly to a point 63 in spaced re- I ed to be engaged by an edgewisemovement into lation from the lower edge of the flange or comb the hairin such position that the comb may lie member- Thus, the t e SS 0 theComb memflat against the side of the head nd be be t ber is left intactthroughout its width and to the general configuration of the head. Thisthe flange 61 is given suflicient continuous supobject also aims toprovide a reinforcement for por a its inner dge to provide a relativelyan this bendable comb in the nat r of a, flange strong and durablestructure. At the same time, 5

which extends outwardly at an angle to the comb the slits 62 are ofsuflicient depth to admit of and which is slitted at substantiallyspaced apart the bending of s Comb Structure lengthwise points to admitof the bending of the comb witho Co form to the curvature of the head.out flattening or breaking the flange, This It is obvious that variouschanges and modifi- 35 flange is also utilized for receiving clips orother Cations may e made in e de ails of construcfastening devices forholding the comb of this tion and design of the above Specifically ibedi ti i place h th b i used in embodiment of this invention withoutdeparting multiple as is common i h ir waving, from the spirit thereof,such changes and modi- With the foregoing a d oth bj t i i ficationsbeing restricted only by the scope of the 4 the invention will be morefully described herefollowing Claimsinafter, and will be moreparticularly pointed What is ed Z- out in the claims appended hereto. 1.In a Wave comb, a comb member having a In the drawing, wherein likesymbols refer OO h Portion e dable lengthwise to conform to like orcorresponding parts throughout th substantially to the curvature of thehead and 45 several views, adapted to lie flat thereagainst, said combmem- Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of also havingereinfeleihg d tac fla ge a bendable wave comb constructed accordingextending outwardly at a angle f om the tooth to the present invention,portion and provided with transverse slits admit- Figure 2 is an inneredge elevation of a porting the bending 0f2 the tooth portion W u 5otion of the same, showing the strip bent to a flattening the flange- 0desired curvature 2. A wave comb comprising a relatively flat Figure 3is an inner side elevation of a combendable Strip having teeth in O eedge and plete bendable wave comb constructed according d p d be bentlengthwise in the eral eurto the present invention; and vature of thehead, and an outstanding flange 55 Figure 4 is a transverse enlargedsection a d by the str p f st t i th same and aifording means ofattachment of a plurality of the combs in group form in the hair, saidflange having slits therein at spaced intervals extending inwardly fromthe free edge of the flange to admit bending of the flat comb stripwithout flattening or distorting the flange.

3. A bendable wave comb comprising a bendable strip having teeth in oneedge and a flange at its other edg said flange having slits therein atspaced points admitting bending of the strip to conform to the curvatureof the head, said flange adapted to reinforce and. stiffen the strip andadapted to receive clamping devices for as-' sembling a plurality of theWave combs in the hair.

4. A bendable wave comb comprising a strip of desired width and lengthhaving one edge portion upturned to provide a flange and having combteeth in its opposite edge portion, said flange having slits therein atspaced points admitting of the bending of the toothed portion of thestrip to the configuration of the head without distortion of saidflange.

NELL FULTON.

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